Ending a silence of over twelve years, filmmaker LANA WACHOWSKI (along with collaborator/brother ANDY WACHOWSKI and TOM TYKWER) sat down yesterday with entertainment reporters to discuss their latest science-fiction epic CLOUD ATLAS. Opening the session by acknowledging their notorious reputation for dodging press junkets and movie promotions, they admitted it was a collection of personal and artistic choices that kept them away from the spotlight. Responding to questions about their decision to meet the press now, LANA was quick to admit feeling a sense of responsibility to the LGBT community and wanted to publicly address questions about her recent sexual reassignment surgery in an effort to reach out to others in a similar situation. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)